Super Easy Fruit Desserts for Holiday Parties
Delicious, Simple, and Elegant Sweet Party Foods to Treat Guests
Oct 31, 2008
Either as a final dinner party course, a teen party dessert, or a delicacy to go with coffee or tea at a friendly get-together anytime, these lovely and easy treats will delight party guests, friends, and/or family.
These recipes are easily adaptable to smaller or larger servings per person, so exact amounts are not included in the first two. After a dinner, guests may prefer smaller servings, while teens may rather have bigger amounts.
Ice Cream with Elegant Peach Topping Recipe:
This elegant recipe is easy and can be adjusted to various amounts.
Ingredients:
- Vanilla ice cream (figure 1-3 scoops per person)
- Canned, sliced peaches (about one can per 3-4 servings)
- Honey (about a tablespoon per serving)
- Chopped, toasted pecans (optional)
Directions:
- Place desired amount of ice cream in single-serve bowl (1-2 scoops, for instance)
- Top ice cream with peaches and a bit of juice from the peaches
- Drizzle honey over the ice cream and peaches
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans, as desired
Easy Apples with Caramel Sauce Recipe:
Ingredients:
- Tart green apples (such as Granny Smith), washed and unpeeled
- Purchased caramel dip (generally sold in the produce section – Marzetti’s for instance)
Directions:
- Cube apples into pieces approximately one-half inch each
- Place about one-half cup apples into single-serve bowls
- Heat caramel dip per product instructions
- Pour dip over apples (in amount desired)
- Serve immediately
Super Fast and Easy Bananas Foster Recipe – Only 15 Minutes From Start to Serve!
Much easier than the traditional recipe and without the alcohol, this is a pretty and yummy treat. The combination of warm sauce and cold ice cream is terrific.
This recipe makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 ripe bananas, peeled and diagonally sliced (about ¼” thick)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- Approximately ½ gallon vanilla ice cream
Directions:
- Melt butter in large skillet
- Stir in brown sugar and stir lightly until melted and mixed
- Add bananas to same skillet and cook gently (keeping bananas intact) with wooden spoon, over medium heat, for about two minutes or until heated through but not mushy
- Sprinkle with cinnamon
- Gently stir in orange juice
- Cook just another 30 seconds, stirring gently
- While warm, scoop ice cream into single serve bowls and top with bananas and sauce
For more quick and easy party foods, see the articles: Panini Sandwich Party Recipe Ideas, Fast & Easy 3 Ingredient Cookies, and Fast & Easy 4 Ingredient Cookies.
Great sites for party ideas and party foods are Teen Birthday Party Ideas and Themes and Birthday Party Themes and Ideas, which are packed full of suggestions.
Have a fun party!
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